A Computerworld article looks at some of the e-book / e-paper technology that is either available now or right around the corner. Some of the more exciting prospects the article examines are the ‘flexible’ devices, such as Fujitsu’s Fabric PC concept:
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
For those of you that have been waiting for the Amazon to start shipping Kindles again, now is the time. I have to admit, I haven’t been using mine much lately, but it is still a pretty slick piece of technology and a sign of things to come. Link to Kindle page at Amazon here.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
This design concept for an eBook reader does a much better job than current commercial options at emulating the feel of a real book. The leather cover is low tech, but appears to give the device a more comfortable feel. Amazon and Sony should be paying attention to this, since a huge barrier to adoption of the Kindle and Sony 505 readers is how different they are from traditional books. People have to be able to imagine themselves using these devices.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
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